[Community] Idea: ATSC tuner for Neo900

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 01.08.2014 um 06:13 schrieb Ryan de Laplante (personal):

> Here is an Android tablet with ATSC tuner built-in:
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> http://www.getmyelectronics.com/collections/mobile-tv/products/rca-mobile-tv-tablet

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> On Jul 31, 2014, at 11:59 PM, Ryan de Laplante (personal) <ryan at ryandelaplante.ca> wrote:
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>> The Neo900 will have an FM radio tuner. It would be neat if it could also pick up digital TV signal such as ATSC used in North America.  There are already portable pocket TVs on the market, but who wants to carry around another device?
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>> http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/rca-debuts-new-line-of-portable-atsc-mobile-dtv-hybrid-televis/
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>> Ryan

This raises the question if there is a chipset that can be bought in small quantities and is open and has Linux drivers...

Here appears to be a list of potential manufacturers (I don't know how up-to-date it is):

http://www.dveo.com/NuChips-List.html

but to me it appears that there are either ATSC or DVB tuner chips.

So it would need two different variants to serve everybody with mobile TV reception.
Or it needs ATSC + DVB receivers to be useable worldwide.

To me it looks easier to attach the right receiver stick through USB/OTG.

But that is just my 2ct.

BR,
Nikolaus